Chapter 4 : 2-Circle

Five hours have passed since Harvey passed out.

'Whoosh

The sky was dark, and the night breeze came in and out of Harvey's open window.

Harvey, who had been unconscious all this time, opened his eyes.

"Urghh"

He sat, lamenting what had happened to him.

'Sniff sniff

Before he could remember what had happened to himself, Harvey smelled the stench around him. Harvey looked around and his body.

Harvey was shocked when he saw the sticky black liquid on the floor and all over his body. Harvey then went to the bathroom to clean himself up.

After cleaning his dirty and smelly body, he cleaned the floor of his room which had traces of the black liquid. Then he went to his bed.

"Hmm.."

Harvey examined his body and saw his appearance reflected in the mirror.

Harvey's appearance has changed a lot. As the dirt on his body was removed, his skin became dewy while his eyes glittered. Even the unkempt is now becoming more and more refined. At first, Harvey's facial appearance wasn't bad. To begin with, on the contrary, he had a handsome face. However, due to a lack of confidence in his talents, Harvey always had bony shoulders, a bowed head, and a slightly arched back.

But now it's different. His waist and shoulders were straight, and his eyes were stern. The overall impression he gave had significantly changed. Harvey's appearance now was as if it were a rough diamond that had been thoroughly polished through ongoing work.

"Well, you look pretty good."

Harvey smirked at his changed appearance.

Suddenly he thought of the knowledge that entered his brain.

"What writings are entered into my brain? Which Heart?"

The brooding Harvey concentrated on understanding the knowledge entering his brain.

"Isn't this the basic concept of making circles before the dark ages? This knowledge has been erased and lost since the dark ages, moreover using it is also considered dangerous for humans. Forming a circle on the heart has a very high failure rate because the heart is a sensitive area of ​​​​human organs. Why is this knowledge being transmitted to my brain?"

Harvey was bewildered by the knowledge he received. Because forming a circle in the heart has a very high failure rate. It was also why the magicians delved deeper into magic circles and found that creating a circle on the human heart was much safer.

"Uh, what is this? Why is this foreign mana still in my body?"

Harvey was surprised when the foreign mana in his body was not lost or absorbed by him. The alien mana was uncontrollable and swirled around Harvey's heart.

'Is it possible...

Harvey thought that foreign Mana was related to the knowledge being transmitted.

The theory of 'heart mana' in Harvey's brain required high-purity Mana to implement. It also requires a high level of control. Once applied, not only could it speed up the absorption of nature's 'Mana', but the Mana Purity in the mana circle was also very high, so the power it possessed was more potent than other magicians who applied mana circles in general.

Harvey himself has a pretty good level of mana control. However, since he was only a one-circle mage and his body could only absorb a small amount of Mana compared to other mages, it was clear that Harvey was weaker.

"Is this foreign Mana high-purity Mana?"

Harvey was curious about the alien Mana. He couldn't feel its purity because the Mana didn't belong to Harvey but was an uncontrollable foreign Mana.

"Should I give it a try? But… shouldn't I destroy my mana circle first?"

Ahhh

"Alright, let's make a bet!"

Harvey wore a stern expression. He was determined to apply that theory of knowledge because he also wanted to be strong. Moreover, Harvey admired his grandfather and wanted to become an Archmage like his grandfather.

Harvey took the dagger and sat cross-legged with his eyes closed to muster his resolve.

"Sucking!"

Oops-

Harvey's eyes widened, and he took a deep breath and thrust his dagger.

His dagger stabbed deep into his mana circle.

Zi-

'Done'

Harvey's eyes lit up at the sound from inside his body.

The mana dagger touched Harvey's circular ring and created a rift.

From now on, Harvey's job was to grow the rift further and break Mana's heart.

bang-

The dagger that who removed from his stomach rolled on the floor.

Harvey's face turned pale from his sustained wounds and the continuous bleeding.

'Concentration... Concentration'

Harvey continues to abuse his broken mana heart.

One hour.. two hours.. Time passed without end.

Zeng-

At that moment, Harvey could hear something inside him shattering.

"Hi..."

A different level of pain from when he stabbed his stomach in stomach assaulted his brain, and the void of mana scattering raged mixed with foreign Mana.

He felt the Mana dispersed from his shattered heart coursing through his body.

'This is the beginning.'

By eating his pain, he awakened his mind.

With him, he guided the foreign Mana and his own Mana to the approximation of his heart.

At first, the foreign Mana did not want to comply with his wishes.

'Move!'

With his strong will and determination, Harvey forces the alien Mana to become his and move towards Harvey's Heart.

Woong-

The broken heart mana and foreign Mana moved according to his guidance and gradually accumulated in the heart.

A smile spread across Harvey's lips.

Hu hung-

The wind blew through the centre of Harvey, who was sitting up straight.

'This is the beginning.'

The ring shape gradually formed in the heart, excited Harvey.

He formed a ring of circles according to the method of 'Heart Mana Theory' that existed in his brain.

Harvey started knitting circle rings by making them look thin but stretchy.

This allowed the circular ring to hold more Mana, and due to the high purity of Mana, the magic power released would be stronger.

chat-

Harvey gritted his teeth, and a cold sweat ran down his forehead.

'Abundant pure mana.'

Harvey was surprised by the purity and the amount of Mana in his body.

'From now on, it's a battle of time and concentration.'

Sweat dripping continuously.

Mana was twisted like a craftsman.

Harvey's forehead was sweating even more, and time flew by quickly.

How much time has passed?

jiing-

Finally, the last mana line is connected and tied.

In addition, the circle formed in the heart slowly rotated and began to suck in the remaining Mana from the body to fill the mana circle and become stronger and thicker.

woo woo-

However, the amount of Mana scattered in Harvey's remaining body was still a lot.

A surprised Harvey quickly decided to continue forming his second circular ring.

Harvey started again, guiding his remaining Mana around the magic circle in his heart. Then he knitted it slowly and absorbed the remaining Mana continuously.

Eight hours have passed. The sun continued to rise to the horizon. Despite that, Harvey still sat motionlessly and maintained his posture.

jiing-

Harvey, who had managed to form a second circle, slowly opened his eyes.